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Editorial: Ryan’s Plan Raises Important Medicare Questions

A Los Angeles Times editorial argues that House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) plan to overhaul Medicare "goes too far, threatening Medicare's fundamental promise of affordable health insurance for all seniors." However, it concludes, "Even if lawmakers don't like Ryan's proposed answers, they still have to grapple with the questions he asks about the sustainability of the Medicare model."